I have a time share in Maui and go most years, I get lots of questions on where to go, where to eat and drink and other things. So I finally put this together as my recommendations and keep updating each trip. This was last updated in June 2024. Maui-Recommendations 6.1.2024 – guide to print […]
USA (22 states through 5/28/19)
California Poppy Reserve – 2020
I’ve heard about the great California Poppy season for years but never made it out to see myself. One of the best places to see the poppies is about an hour and a half from Los Angeles and generally is packed on the weekends. Since I had a little extra time on my hands with […]
Boston, Massachusetts (December 2015)
I have never been to Boston and have tried many times. So when a free weekend opened up and cheaper flights were found, we planned a quick trip. Even though it was December, we still wanted to go and hoped it wasn’t too cold. We were wrong…it was freezing and even colder than normal (we […]
Chicago: April 29 – May 3, 2015
A quick work trip to Chicago turned into a longer fun weekend away. Patrick was able to join for the weekend which would be fun, and I had plans to meet with my friends Rachel and Ross over the weekend. As I typed Rachel and Ross…it made me think of the TV Show “Friends”, but […]
Hawaii (Honolulu, Waikiki, Kaua’i, Lihue) – The Final Stop – February 2010
– I thought Barbados was going to be my last stop on my trip, and I guess it was the final country. But since I returned, was getting used to being back in the USA and started to look for a new, I had the opportunity to go out to Hawaii for a week and […]
Florida Travels (Sanibel Island)and Halloween – 2009
Once I got back to New York and had started to make plans to move back to California for good, my friend Debbie surprised me and invited me to Florida with her family for a week in the sun. This sounded perfect as I would be able to hang out, relax and enjoy a little […]
California Travels – August-October 2009
– After spending a year and a half traveling all over the globe, I decided to take 5 weeks to explore more of California, visit a lot of friends that live just far enough away that I can’t see on my quick trips back to California. I decided it also makes a lot ore financial […]
USA Stopover: California and New York
Getting from Sydney to San Francisco turned out to be an enjoyable experience as I was able to meet Rytas on the flight, and squatted me way into Business Class! I just boarded the plane, found him in his seat and just started to talk with him. I met him at Ayers Rock 2 weeks […]
Going back to California (2008)
One more trip back to California…that`s what I need before heading out on my world adventure. Trying to be practical, I was able to plan this trip around my friend Andy`s wedding so I could watch him finally tie the knot to Deanna – after 10 years of dating. Six days in California came and […]